catoblepas
αἱ μέν ἀποφάσεις ἐπί τῶν θείων ἀληθεῖς, αἱ δέ καταφάσεις ἀνάρμοστοι τῇ κρυφιότητι τῶν ἀποῤῥήτων → as concerns the things of the gods, negative pronouncements are true, but positive ones are inadequate to their hidden character
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cătōblĕpas: ae, m., = κατβλεψ or κατωβλέπων (that looks down),
I a wild animal in Ethiopia, perhaps a species of buffalo, or the gnu, a species of antelope, Mel. 3, 9, 9; Plin. 8, 21, 32, § 77.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cătōblĕpas, æ, m. (κατωβλέπων, qui regarde en bas), espèce de taureau d’Afrique : Mela 3, 98 ; Plin. 8, 77.
Latin > German (Georges)
catōblepās, ae, m. (κατωβλέπον, der Niederschauende), eine unbekannte Stierart in Äthiopien, mit niederhängendem Kopfe, Mela 3, 9, 9 (3. § 98). Plin. 8, 77.
Latin > English
catoblepas catoblepae N M :: wild animal in Ethiopia; species of buffalo?/gnu? (L+S)
